George SHEA (1826-1895) American magistrate, close to the Confederates. L.S., [New York, ca. 1880], to Frederick E. Gibert, Esq. 1 page in-8 at his address; in English. [Born in Ireland, George Shea was one of the attorneys for Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. Later Chief Justice of the Marine Court of New York, he published several works]. The letter, addressed to American businessman and philanthropist Frederick E. Gibert (1810-1882), summons him and close friends to organize the funeral of their friend William Stuart...